1
as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
a scraggy beard
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2
as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
climbers badly scraped their limbs on the scraggy cliffs
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Recent Examples of scraggy
Fauja Singh was 89, thin as a reed, and had a scraggy beard that nearly reached his chest.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2025
Three years later, the follow-up, Caroline 2, expands outward in every direction, pairing scraggy, strummed chorales with heart-on-sleeve mantras and distorted furore.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
Airless Spaces might easily be read as the scraggy roman à clef of an ex-revolutionary, defined by its lack of engagement with the former work of its author.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
From scraggy shores beyond the Golden Gate to miles-long coastline in Los Angeles County to the bohemian charm of Laguna, this list of the best beaches in California might just convince you that the West Coast really is the best one, indeed.
—Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
A lot of the music that came out of the Lower East Side was very scraggy.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2025
Three years later, the follow-up, Caroline 2, expands outward in every direction, pairing scraggy, strummed chorales with heart-on-sleeve mantras and distorted furore.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
Airless Spaces might easily be read as the scraggy roman à clef of an ex-revolutionary, defined by its lack of engagement with the former work of its author.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
From scraggy shores beyond the Golden Gate to miles-long coastline in Los Angeles County to the bohemian charm of Laguna, this list of the best beaches in California might just convince you that the West Coast really is the best one, indeed.
—Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
A lot of the music that came out of the Lower East Side was very scraggy.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggy
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If the stem is still attached or the scar looks jagged and raised, the fruit was likely picked too early and may not be as sweet.—
Sheela Prakash,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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And Cello Pete, who has collaborated with Hersh for years, added much to the proceedings, with his lush string work providing an important counterbalance to Hersh’s jagged guitar lines.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Luxury players are showing an uneven recovery following a boom that ended in 2022.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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The uneven access across states can exacerbate disparities.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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So, the books around it sparkle on the shelf, and this book alone is old and ragged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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In another famous tale, Hoja arrives at a feast wearing old and ragged clothes and is treated rudely.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Netflix’s bracingly nasty action-thriller Apex is a fine addition, plonking the star down in a rugged Australian landscape and throwing nature’s formidable might at her while stirring a psychotic serial killer into the mix.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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For Grylls, however, the attire is a uniform for a job that bridges the gap between A-list glamour and rugged human experience.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Another scrub-jay came to join, then the pair darted into a scraggly bush.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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In rock climbing, a few such traits include longer fingers, shorter forearms, and scraggly wrists, all of which might help a climber clutch at tiny crimps in the rock with substantially more ease.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Spring is typically prime time for the housing market, but this year’s season is off to a rough start.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The star also gets a rough ride from many of the elementary school interviewees that allows the unlikely gardening enthusiast to embrace his more familiar manchild.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to Wolcott Animal Control, the dog displayed no obvious signs of trauma such as being hit by car, broken bones, gun shot wounds or other external injuries.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Luckily, most spring leafy greens can withstand a broken petiole or two and recover nicely.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Scraggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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